is a railway station in the town of
Sannohe in the
Sannohe District of
Aomori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...
, Japan. It is operated by the
third sector railway operators
Aoimori Railway Company and
Iwate Galaxy Railway Company.
Location
Metoki Station is the southern terminus of the
Aoimori Railway Line
The is a Regional rail, regional rail line in Aomori Prefecture, Japan that is operated by the Aoimori Railway Company. It connects Metoki Station, the terminal station of the Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, to Aomori Station, the terminus of severa ...
, and is 121.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at
Aomori Station
is a railway station in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since September 1891, though the most recent station building, which consists of three island platforms connected to the station building by a ...
. It is also the northern terminus of the
Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the " third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It connects Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.
Formerly part of the East ...
, and is 82.0 kilometers from the southern terminus at
Morioka Station
Morioka Station (, ) is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East.
Lines
Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is where the Akita Shinkansen splits off from the Tōhoku Shi ...
. It is 622.8 kilometers from
Tokyo Station
Tōkyō Station (, ) is a major railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far ...
.
Surrounding area
*
Mabechi River
270px, Ogami Rock overlooking the Basenkyō ravine in Iwate
The is a river located in northern Iwate Prefecture and eastern Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan.
Overview
The Mabechi River is long and has a wat ...
Station layout
Metoki Station has two opposed
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is relatively large, but is unattended.
Platforms
History
Metoki Station opened on 20 December 1924 as the Metoki Signal Stop on the
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line () is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Uts ...
on the
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR). It was elevated to the status of a full station on 1 October 1948. Freight operations were discontinued from April 1962. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It came under the joint control of the Aoimori Railway and the Iwate Galaxy Railway Company on 1 December 2002.
Services
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 423 passengers daily.
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Aoimori Railway station information page
{{Portal bar, Trains, Japan
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1948
Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture
Aoimori Railway Line
Sannohe, Aomori
Iwate Galaxy Railway Line